Josh Rivard   Relief Pitcher | Free Agents Pitching He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. He struggles with his command at times and is still learning to mix his pitches and set up hitters. Rivard also has a decent changeup. He can hit 90 MPH but is too smart to try to get his fastball past most hitters. When you throw a curveball, it better break. Hanging curves equal earned runs in this league, you just can't get away with them. Unfortunately, Rivard's curveball tends to hang. The running movement on his pitches makes life tougher on lefties than righties. Defense & Hitting He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. He doesn't hold runners very close, which gives his catcher a bit of a workout. Rivard is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Rivard has some pop in his swing. 2025 Outlook What The Free Agents was thinking when they signed Rivard to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Rivard.           -- Moostard Nyman

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating 2015 FA 70 32 54 32 49 59 45 53 54 51 53 0 0 35 0 0 24 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 36 198 2016 FA 70 32 57 35 49 59 45 53 54 51 53 0 0 35 0 0 25 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 1 0 39 204 2017 FA 70 32 57 36 49 59 45 53 54 51 53 0 0 35 0 0 26 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 2 0 42 203 2018 FA 70 32 57 38 49 59 45 53 54 51 53 0 0 35 0 0 27 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 3 0 44 203 2019 FA 74 32 57 40 49 59 45 53 54 53 56 0 0 38 0 0 28 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 45 219 2020 FA 75 33 57 41 49 59 45 53 54 54 58 0 0 40 0 0 29 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 46 226 2021 FA 75 35 57 41 49 59 45 53 54 55 59 0 0 41 0 0 30 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 46 228 2022 FA 75 37 57 46 49 59 45 53 54 55 59 0 0 41 0 0 31 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 46 231 2023 FA 75 37 57 46 49 59 45 53 54 55 60 0 0 41 0 0 32 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 46 230 2024 FA 75 37 57 46 49 59 45 53 54 56 60 0 0 41 0 0 33 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 46 230 2025 FA 75 37 57 46 49 59 45 53 54 56 60 0 0 41 0 0 34 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 46 228 Ratings Delta                                 +1               -2

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA 2013 22 UBB 11 7 5 4 65 0 0 0 175 2.2 247 31 176 85 46 16 4.37 0.48 2.42 .333 .530 .357 .325 8.64 2014 23 UBB 8 9 2 9 68 0 0 0 149 2.1 190 17 125 61 38 19 3.68 0.49 2.11 .311 .465 .308 .313 7.73 2015 24 UBB 7 5 1 12 66 0 0 0 145.2 2.1 195 29 106 84 48 23 5.21 0.79 2.07 .320 .507 .316 .322 8.28 Totals     26 21 8 25 199 0 0 0 469.2 2.1 632 77 407 230 132 58 4.41 0.57 2.21 .322 .503 .327 .320 8.25

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA 2016 25 PARN 4 8 1 14 72 0 0 0 108.1 1.2 124 28 57 22 38 10 1.83 0.39 1.67 .289 .548 .328 .273 6.56 2017 26 PARN 4 6 2 5 67 0 0 0 127 2.0 131 23 52 23 23 13 1.63 0.44 1.44 .261 .448 .281 .254 5.03 Totals     8 14 3 19 139 0 0 0 235.1 1.2 255 51 109 45 61 23 1.72 0.41 1.55 .274 .494 .304 .263 5.74

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Transfer History for Josh Rivard

Date Transferred with Rivard To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club August 5 2015 Released to Free Agents by Cobourg Stampeders

Josh Rivard's Career Highlights

Year Details 2015 3rd round - 68th overall selection by Cobourg Stampeders in the 2015 Amateur Draft

Josh Rivard's Comparable Players

Player Names Mark Williams 90.4%

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